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Trends in Global Agricultural Land Use: Implications for Environmental Health and Food Security by Ramankutty, Navin, Mehrabi, Zia, Waha, Katharina, Jarvis, Larissa, Kremen, Claire, Herrero, Mario, Rieseberg, Loren H

“…The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstripping food production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land…”
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How much of the world's food do smallholders produce? by Ricciardi, Vincent, Ramankutty, Navin, Mehrabi, Zia, Jarvis, Larissa, Chookolingo, Brenton

“…The widely reported claim that smallholders produce 70–80% of the world’s food has been a linchpin of agricultural development policy despite limited empirical…”
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Synchronized failure of global crop production by Mehrabi, Zia, Ramankutty, Navin

“…Multiple breadbasket failure is a risk to global food security. However, there are no global analyses that have quantitatively assessed if global crop…”
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Digital technology helps remove gender bias in academia by Fortin, Julie, Bartlett, Bjarne, Kantar, Michael, Tseng, Michelle, Mehrabi, Zia

“…Science attempts to be a meritocracy; however, in recent years, there has been increasing evidence for systematic gender bias against women. This bias is…”
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More farms, less specialized landscapes, and higher crop diversity stabilize food supplies by Egli, Lukas, Mehrabi, Zia, Seppelt, Ralf

“…Abstract Theoretical and empirical studies show increased diversity in crops, supply chains, and markets helps stabilize food systems. At the same time global…”
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The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet by Mehrabi, Zia, Ellis, Erle C., Ramankutty, Navin

“…Amid widespread concerns about biodiversity loss, a single clear conservation message is engaging leading conservationists: the proposal to give half the…”
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How can machine learning help in understanding the impact of climate change on crop yields? by Sidhu, Balsher Singh, Mehrabi, Zia, Ramankutty, Navin, Kandlikar, Milind

“…Abstract Ordinary least squares linear regression (LR) has long been a popular choice among researchers interested in using historical data for estimating crop…”
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Relatedness is a poor predictor of negative plant–soil feedbacks by Mehrabi, Zia, Tuck, Sean L

“…Understanding the mechanisms underlying negative plant–soil feedbacks remains a critical challenge in plant ecology. If closely related species are more…”
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Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Oddi, Facundo J., Miguez, Fernando E., Bartomeus, Ignasi, Orr, Michael C., Jobbágy, Esteban G., Kremen, Claire, Schulte, Lisa A., Hughes, Alice C., Bagnato, Camilo, Abramson, Guillermo, Bridgewater, Peter, Carella, Dulce Gomez, Díaz, Sandra, Dicks, Lynn V., Ellis, Erle C., Goldenberg, Matías, Huaylla, Claudia A., Kuperman, Marcelo, Locke, Harvey, Mehrabi, Zia, Santibañez, Fernanda, Zhu, Chao‐Dong

“…International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that…”
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Assessing the Performance of Satellite-Based Models for Crop Yield Estimation in the Canadian Prairies by Gogoi, Jumi, Newlands, Nathaniel K., Mehrabi, Zia, Coops, Nicholas C., Ramankutty, Navin

“…Timely monitoring of crop production using a remote sensing-based approach offers promise toward enhancing food security. Statistical models developed using…”
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The importance of microhabitat for biodiversity sampling by Mehrabi, Zia, Slade, Eleanor M, Solis, Angel, Mann, Darren J

“…Responses to microhabitat are often neglected when ecologists sample animal indicator groups. Microhabitats may be particularly influential in non-passive…”
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Shifts in the abiotic and biotic environment of cultivated sunflower under future climate change by Mehrabi, Zia, Pironon, Samuel, Kantar, Michael, Ramankutty, Navin, Rieseberg, Loren

“…Sunflower is a unique model species for assessing crop responses and adaptation to climate change. We provide an initial assessment of how climate change may…”
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A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions by Ricciardi, Vincent, Wane, Abdrahmane, Sidhu, Balsher Singh, Godde, Cecile, Solomon, Divya, McCullough, Ellen, Diekmann, Florian, Porciello, Jaron, Jain, Meha, Randall, Nicola, Mehrabi, Zia

“…Water scarcity is a global issue that disproportionately affects small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through geospatial analysis,…”
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The structures underpinning vulnerability: examining landscape-society interactions in a smallholder coffee agroforestry system by Morel, Alexandra C, Hirons, Mark, Demissie, Sheleme, Gonfa, Techane, Mehrabi, Zia, Long, Peter R, Rifai, Sami, Woldemariam Gole, Tadesse, Mason, John, McDermott, Constance L, Boyd, Emily, Robinson, Elizabeth J Z, Malhi, Yadvinder, Norris, Ken

“…Smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture are particularly vulnerable to extreme climate events and, therefore, it is necessary to identify…”
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Sims-style ‘digital twin’ models can tell us if food systems will weather crises by Mehrabi, Zia

“…From COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine, virtual models could inform global food policy before emergencies unfold. From COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine, virtual…”
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The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey, data from 13,310 farm households in 21 countries by van Wijk, Mark, Hammond, James, Gorman, Leo, Adams, Sam, Ayantunde, Augustine, Baines, David, Bolliger, Adrian, Bosire, Caroline, Carpena, Pietro, Chesterman, Sabrina, Chinyophiro, Amon, Daudi, Happy, Dontsop, Paul, Douxchamps, Sabine, Emera, Willy Desire, Fraval, Simon, Fonte, Steven, Hok, Lyda, Kiara, Henry, Kihoro, Esther, Korir, Luke, Lamanna, Christine, Long, Chau T. M., Manyawu, Godfrey, Mehrabi, Zia, Mengistu, Dejene K., Mercado, Leida, Meza, Katherin, Mora, Vesalio, Mutemi, Jacob, Ng’endo, Mary, Njingulula, Paulin, Okafor, Chris, Pagella, Tim, Phengsavanh, Phonepaseuth, Rao, James, Ritzema, Randall, Rosenstock, Todd S., Skirrow, Tom, Steinke, Jonathan, Stirling, Clare, Gabriel Suchini, Jose, Teufel, Nils, Thorne, Peter, Vanek, Steven, van Etten, Jacob, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Wichern, Jannike, Yameogo, Viviane

“…The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) is a standardized farm household survey approach which collects information on 758 variables covering…”
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An open-access dataset of crop production by farm size from agricultural censuses and surveys by Ricciardi, Vincent, Ramankutty, Navin, Mehrabi, Zia, Jarvis, Larissa, Chookolingo, Brenton

“…This dataset is a cross-country convenience sample of primary data measuring crop production and/or area by farm size for 55 countries that underlies the…”
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How will crises affect food systems? Ask a 'digital twin' by Mehrabi, Zia

“…On average, poorer nations have less capacity to build and use food-system models: they lack funds, they have less-mature monitoring systems and data…”
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Food system collapse by Mehrabi, Zia

“…Food security is uncertain under future climate change, but is there a threat of food system collapse? Now research assesses the probability of weather hazards…”
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Science–graphic art partnerships to increase research impact by Khoury, Colin K., Kisel, Yael, Kantar, Michael, Barber, Ellie, Ricciardi, Vincent, Klirs, Carni, Kucera, Leah, Mehrabi, Zia, Johnson, Nathanael, Klabin, Simone, Valiño, Álvaro, Nowakowski, Kelsey, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Ramankutty, Navin, Miller, Allison, Schipanski, Meagan, Gore, Michael A., Novy, Ari

“…Graphics are becoming increasingly important for scientists to effectively communicate their findings to broad audiences, but most researchers lack expertise…”
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